CALGARY -- Good evening hockey fans, George Richards here to share another evening with you, the Florida Panthers, the Calgary Flames, and the Empire Carpet bobblehead.
Long day of travel, but it did bring another stop in Red Deer. If you've never been there, make plans to go. Now. It is a true garden spot. Actually, I kid. I enjoy Red Deer and their fine eating establishments. Always a good stop.
Now, on to hockey.
As I posted here earlier, Bryan McCabe was held out of practice today and will not play against the Flames because of a hip flexor. Pete DeB says he's just "erring on the side of caution" and that Bryan McC is day-to-day and could play laster on this trip. Nick Boynton also out with an oblique strain.
Lot of regulars in the lineup tonight, with Tomas Vokoun scheduled to start and go the whole 60.
More as we go. Less than an hour before the puck drops.
-- FYI: Edmonton leading Winnipeg 7-0 on CFL Friday Night Football. Go Eskimos!
-- GAME ON, and game on the radio too....check out the fellas at 970 AM in Calgary...
CALGARY SCORES AT 2:13 OF THE FIRST, CURTIS GLENCROSS KNOCKING IN A LOOSE PUCK PAST TOMAS VOKOUN...ITS FLAMES 1-0...
--Vokun getting a workout...has already faced five shots, just got runover by Dustin Boyd. Vokie did knock off Boyd's lid, though...
--It's Vokoun...
-- Alternate caps tonight: Weiss, Horton, Bouwmeester...
-- Shots: CAL 8-1
FLAMES SCORE AGAIN, RENE BOURQUE DEFLECTS A HARD SHOT FROM ANDERS ERIKKSON AT 12:19...IT'S 2-0..
PANTHERS CUT INTO IT, VILLE PELTONEN SCORING AT 13:18 TO MAKE IT 2-1...
-- Jassen Cullimore to the box with 1:13 left in the period. First PP of the night...
--We're at the first break of the night, Calgary still leading 2-1.
--Panthers on the power play, if only for a minute...nine seconds into the PP, Branislav Mezei, err, Keith Ballard heads into the box..
MIKE DUCO TIES IT UP, CHARGES IN ON KIPPER AND DRIVES IT HOME...4:34 INTO THE SECOND, IT'S 2-2...
-- The D: Bouw/Cullimore; Ballard/Jason Garrison; Henry/MacDonald
JUST LIKE THAT, FLAMES LEADS AGAIN....MIKE CAMMALLERI GOES GLOVE SIDE ON VOKUN AT 5 MINUTES...
--Nate in the box...Calgary on the PP...
--Panthers going 4-on-4, fight breaks out in front of Vokoun...
-- Now Ballard back in, Calgary on 4-on-3 PP chance...9:02 left in the second
--Good job by David Brine to get the puck out of the net...
-- Ballard out, picks up pass at center ice and drives in...nice stop by Kipper..EDIT: McElhinney is in...
--Jordan Henry wins his fight, but gets bloodied in the process...his dance partner: Craig Anderson's buddy Jamie Lundmark. He gets 4 minutes in the box, Florida on extended PP....still haven't scored a PP goal this preseason...
--Ballard almost changed that...off the post...JayBo with a nice slapshot...Weiss just misses hitting Ville in front of the net...
END OF TWO AT THE SADDLEDOME...CALGARY 3, FLORIDA 2...
-- Shots: CAL 31-17...1:16 left on penalty when we come back...
-- Marlins win, the Marlins win....
-- Edmonton leading Winnipeg 23-22 in the fourth quarter..
-- Another PP come and gone...good fight breaks out behind Calgary goal...Stefan Meyer and old pal Rhett Warrener...
CALGARY SCORES AGAIN, DAVID MOSS AT 3:03...IT'S CALGARY 4, FLA 2
GIVE IT UP FOR BERT...TODD WALKS IN ON VOKOUN AND SINKS IT....CALGARY 5, FLA 2...4:43 INTO THE THIRD...WHO'S READY FOR MONTREAL?
-- Panthers back for the PK...Ville in at 6:34...
-- Duco figures Ville is lonely, joins him...5-on-3 for 58 seconds...6-2?
YEPPERS...DAVID MOSS RIGHT BETWEEN VOKOUN'S SKATES....CALGARY RUNNING AWAY WITH THIS ONE...IT'S 6-2....STILL 11:26 LEFT....ZZZZZZ...
-- LIVE! is shutting down unless something interesting happens. There's 5:25 left, and it's been a long week. So if you don't hear back, 6-2 is your final.
Good night all, see you in the funny papers...
CALGARY TOUCHDOWN! WAYNE PRIMEAU GOT A GIFT, AN EMPTY NET AND A LONELY PUCK...ITS 7-2 WITH 4:32 LEFT...OY....
GOODNESS...CORY SARICH WITH A BIG SHOT...IT'S NOW 8-2...
--Yes, all eight goals on Vokoun...he's faced 40 shots (and stopped 32 of them)...
Biggane is looking good!
Posted by: MF | September 26, 2008 at 07:02 PM
What are we lookin as far as lineup tonight???
Posted by: Matt | September 26, 2008 at 07:52 PM
any news on whether the game is going to be online to watch tonite?
Posted by: jh | September 26, 2008 at 09:06 PM
Here we go
Posted by: Matt | September 26, 2008 at 09:08 PM
Are you sure its vokoun??? they are saying tseu on radi
Posted by: Matt | September 26, 2008 at 09:13 PM
yeah, they keep saying beckford-tseu on the radio.
Posted by: devin | September 26, 2008 at 09:19 PM
nobody streaming tonight???
Posted by: Matt | September 26, 2008 at 09:22 PM
no stream. =(
I've got to say, it's funny that not only do they apparently have the goalie wrong, they're saying the wrong name.. wrong.
Beckman-Tseu? haha
Posted by: devin | September 26, 2008 at 09:28 PM
WHAT IS THE D LINEUP? PLEASE!
Posted by: GRAPEJUICE | September 26, 2008 at 09:30 PM
well we are starting to get some shots at least...
Posted by: Matt | September 26, 2008 at 09:31 PM
how vokun playing
Posted by: michael | September 26, 2008 at 09:40 PM
HEY GEORGE. HOW ABOUT SOME LINE-UP INFO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: GRAPEJUICE | September 26, 2008 at 09:45 PM
nhl.com doesnt even have a scoresheet. very weak
Posted by: Steph | September 26, 2008 at 09:51 PM
I think George is having a few and couldn't be bothered!:)
Posted by: GRAPEJUICE | September 26, 2008 at 09:54 PM
hopefully we can play a better period
Posted by: michael | September 26, 2008 at 09:54 PM
no but it has the real time thing wich is like 30 sec ahead of the radio feed....
Posted by: Matt | September 26, 2008 at 09:55 PM
yeah i know im on it but theres no details...like u cant look back on who had penalties, who scored, assisted and all that...
Posted by: Steph | September 26, 2008 at 09:57 PM
the real time thing is great!
Posted by: michael | September 26, 2008 at 09:57 PM
pp lets tie it up
Posted by: Matt | September 26, 2008 at 09:59 PM
damn it
Posted by: Matt | September 26, 2008 at 10:00 PM
how do u take a penalty on the power play I HAte that!!
Posted by: michael | September 26, 2008 at 10:01 PM
go duco
Posted by: Matt | September 26, 2008 at 10:02 PM
GOALLLLLL!!!!!!!!!1
Posted by: michael | September 26, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Very cool. Duco's been exciting. Of course, Calgary just reclaimed the lead.
Posted by: devin | September 26, 2008 at 10:04 PM
hows the debate goin??
Posted by: Matt | September 26, 2008 at 10:05 PM
are any of these goals vokuns mistake
Posted by: jh | September 26, 2008 at 10:05 PM
obama kicking but
Posted by: jh | September 26, 2008 at 10:06 PM
yes go obama... sorry to bring politics in this blog...ok lets stop back to hockey
Posted by: Matt | September 26, 2008 at 10:07 PM
screw that...mccain all the way
Posted by: Steph | September 26, 2008 at 10:07 PM
McCain...lol. It seems as though he doesn't even want to win with the dumb stuff he's been doing/saying. Anyways, GO PANTHERS!!
Posted by: StrangeVision | September 26, 2008 at 10:09 PM
lol mcain?!?!?! go have sex with your sister on your half broken toilet seat in your backyard you retard
Posted by: xxx | September 26, 2008 at 10:10 PM
xxx...wut
Seriously, don't talk.
Anyways, we really need to stop taking so many penalties.
Posted by: StrangeVision | September 26, 2008 at 10:11 PM
UH PH ok lets drop the politics talks.....this is a hockey blog
Posted by: matt | September 26, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Here! Here! McCain is a Bush double. Can't even say the Iranian idiots name. Just like Georgie Boy. GO PANTHERS!!!
Posted by: Cliff | September 26, 2008 at 10:14 PM
im a politics student lets not get into that plz...and no need for insults buddy dont start wit me...were all panthers fans here so lets just cheer! were getting doubled on shots on net..terrible
Posted by: Steph | September 26, 2008 at 10:16 PM
another penalty!!!!!darn it
Posted by: matt | September 26, 2008 at 10:18 PM
NHL.com has the info in the scores section, finally.
Posted by: devin | September 26, 2008 at 10:22 PM
ok im really sorry to bring this bback but jesus im watchin the debate and its like watching a pee wee player go against ovechkin...mcain looks so cunfuse
Posted by: matt | September 26, 2008 at 10:24 PM
awesome thanks for the heads up devin
Posted by: Steph | September 26, 2008 at 10:24 PM
sorry confused
Posted by: matt | September 26, 2008 at 10:25 PM
George, wat r we doing wrong tonite????
Posted by: jh | September 26, 2008 at 10:27 PM
how do we look tonite?
Posted by: jh | September 26, 2008 at 10:45 PM
The Marlins didn't win. The stinky Mutts lost. They are the most undetermined team I have ever witnessed. No passion when they must win. Going thru the motions. They deserve to go home again without the playoffs. Minaya must go. I'd rather have the players the Marlins have. They may not win the division but they do know how to win.
Posted by: Cliff | September 26, 2008 at 10:50 PM
mm. Not the best third period ever. =p
Posted by: devin | September 26, 2008 at 11:27 PM